In The Case for Christian Nationalism, widely considered the strongest argument for this position, Stephen Wolfe contends that the “classical Protestant position is that the civil magistrate can punish external religion—e.g., heretical teaching, false rites, blasphemy, and Sabbath-breaking—because such actions can cause . . . Continue reading →
On Independence From The Established Church
In preparing for its 250th anniversary, I reread the Declaration of Independence. What it says and does not say is fascinating. In between hot dogs, slices of apple pie, and before dusk falls and the fireworks commence in earnest, every American ought . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast: Superfriends Saturday: Acts 15 & The Jerusalem Council | Genesis 6:1-4, Sons of God, and the Nephilim
In this episode of the Heidelcast, the Superfriends discuss Acts 15 & The Jerusalem Council Continue reading →
The Canons Of Dork #53 For July 4, 2026
Happy 250th Birthday America! Continue reading →
Heidelvideo #21—No Covenants, No Bible: Covenant Theology (Part 3)
Dr. R. Scott Clark continues his covenant theology series, walking through Genesis 15 and 17 to show how covenant is a central biblical category—not just Reformed jargon. Continue reading →
Turretin Versus “Pure Nature”
V. However, we maintain that man was never created in a state of pure nature so called, nor do we think he could have been so created. The reasons are: (1) because man was made in the image of God (Gen. 1:26) . . . Continue reading →
Review: Pandemic of Lunacy: How To Think Clearly When Everyone Around You Seems Crazy By J. Budziszewski
That’s crazy! We say these words when we see something strange and amazing. The ball hit the right fielder in the head and bounced over the fence for a home run. That’s crazy! My neighbor’s dog can get onto the garage roof . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: The Last Work Of A Student Or The First Of A Scholar?
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about the failure of the Antioch Declaration. Continue reading →
The Confessing Church Opposed National Socialism
The Confessing Church (Bekennende Kirche) constitutes a movement (from September 1933 onward) mainly within the German Protestant Church, whose very existence helped discredit the doctrinally liberal, extremely nationalistic, and racist anti-Semitic efforts of the “German Christians” (with roots in Prussia and Thuringia) . . . Continue reading →
Carl F. H. Henry Against The Nazis
What is widely overlooked today is that a worldview based on naturalistic evolution can provide no reasonable foundation for either the universality or the permanence of human rights; it was precisely such naturalistic theory that underlay the Nazi repudiation of the inherited . . . Continue reading →
We Have Met The Enemy And He Is Us (Part 2)
Paul knows and affirms to the church at Corinth that the pagan world surrounding them was comprised of the sexually immoral, swindlers, the greedy, revilers, drunkards, and idolaters, but they (and the culture they created) were not his concern. What concerned Paul was not what was happening out there but what was happening in here, in the Corinthian congregation. It was not the gross sexual immorality of the pagans in Corinth that kept him up at night. Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: The Failure of the Antioch Declaration
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about the failure of the Antioch Declaration. Continue reading →
Trueman’s Questions About Christian Counseling
Over the last decade, one of the growth industries within the church has been that of counseling. Various models of counseling are on offer out there in the theological marketplace, some obviously laced through with secular psychology, others more self-consciously based upon . . . Continue reading →
We Have Met The Enemy And He Is Us (Part 1)
“We have met the enemy and he is us.” This is the line Walt Kelly popularized in his Pogo comic strip in 1970 and 1971.1 Kelly appropriated and modified a famous quote from Master Commander Oliver Perry regarding the American defeat of . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Canons of Dort: First Head of Doctrine Rejection of Errors
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about the Canons of Dort. Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For The Week Of June 22–28, 2026
These were the top five posts for the week of June 22–28, 2026. Continue reading →
Hart On American Presbyterianism After Disestablishment
Early indications of the difference that a constitutional republic made for Presbyterianism came when in 1789 The Presbyterian Church in the United States of America revised the Westminster confession and catechisms’ clauses on the civil magistrate. The original version’s conception of the . . . Continue reading →
The Welcome of God: The PCA General Assembly 2026
The 53rd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) met this year in Louisville, KY. Hosted by the Ohio Valley Presbytery, a record number of commissioners (around 2,500, of which approximately 34% were ruling elders, a remarkably higher proportion than . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast for June 28, 2026: Rome, Constantinople, or Geneva (Part 5): The Papacy of the Roman Catholic Church
American Evangelical Christianity is in crisis. The story of how it got here is an important part of this series but there are several reasons so many evangelical Christians are discontent and looking for something else, something with historical roots, with a sense of tradition, with a sense of of transcendence, with reverent worship, and with a deeper view of the sacraments. Continue reading →
Heidelcast: Superfriends Saturday: The Vices and Virtues of Churches Investing Resources in Social Media Marketing
In this episode of the Heidelcast, the Superfriends discuss the vices and virtues of Churches investing resources in social media marketing. Continue reading →